About the Journal

POLICY

The Journal of Osseointegration selects only original papers; the Editors believe in ethical writing and endeavour to check that papers before being published in the Journal of Osseointegration are exempt from plagiarism. Access to the contents of the Journal of Osseointegration is open and free to registered users: this is our small contribution to global exchange of knowledge. Users can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of our articles. The Journal of Osseointegration, according to ANVUR VQR 2011-2014 Regulations for Italian researchers, is available in the CINECA repository.

Submission and publication of articles in the Journal of Osseointegration are free of charge.

AIM AND SCOPE

The aim and scope of the Journal of Osseointegration is to promote research and report the most important developments in all areas of implant dentistry. The Journal focuses on the publication and critical evaluations of clinical and basic science research; clinical case reports will also be considered.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

Our review process is inspired by COPES's Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Only original papers written in correct English are considered by the Editors, who will critically assess them in accordance with the principles of Peer Review expressed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Each article is assigned to an Associate Editor, who will establish its appropriateness for the journals' readership. Articles are reviewed by at least two external referees up to a maximum of three, chosen among experts in the field and who have agreed to provide a rapid assessment. It is a double-blind peer review. Every effort will be made to notify the editorial comments within 2 months of submission. In case Referees request a revision of the article, only one revised version will be considered for further appraisal.

AUTHORSHIP

Only those who are actively involved in the work should be named as authors and this will normally be up to 5 authors. Multiple authors, over and above 5, must be justified. All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship.

PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS AND ANIMALS RESEARCH

When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors should indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. Similarly, when reporting experiments on animals, authors should indicate that these were carried out according to institutional and/or national guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals. This must be reported explicitly under Design and Methods. Patients have a right to privacy: that should not be infringed without the patient (or parent or guardian) written informed consent for publication. When informed consent has been obtained, it should be indicated in the published article.

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

Conflict of interests exists when an author (or the author's institution), reviewer, or editor has financial or personal relationships that could bias his/her actions. These relationships vary from those with negligible potential to those with great potential to influence judgment, and not all relationships represent true conflict of interest. Here are a few instances of potential conflicts: ownership of stocks, stock options or shares in companies that may be affected by publication of the paper; employment by any organization that may be affected by publication of the paper; patents or patent applications whose value may be affected by publication of the paper; consultation fees paid from companies that may be affected by publication of the paper; lecture fees from companies that may reasonably appear to be affected by publication of the paper; institutional research support by commercial firms or private organizations with a proprietary or financial interest in the outcome of the research; any other relationship that could be viewed as creating a potential conflict of interest and/or embarrass the author were it to become publicly known after the paper is published. Authors are therefore requested to state that no conflict of interest exists.